PORTFOLIO freelance director & journalist

Check-Point Russia

EN – Just how happily will the collaboration between Donald Trump en Vladimir Putin be? When Putin was re-elected president in 2012, Russia was considered to be a partner by the EU. Nearly 5 years later the EU is arming itself against possible Russian aggression. VRT’s Russia expert Jan Balliauw went to Russia in November, right after Trump’s election. The documentary is an attempt to understand more of the Russian’s logic. Do Russia and the West really live in two different realities or are there grounds for better collaboration?